Most snake bites occur at home during activities like gardening or taking out trash, and most people don't hear the rattle ...

Full recovery from this kind of bite takes weeks and sometimes requires physical therapy. In an average year, up to 8,000 Americans get bitten by a venomous snake, but only about five die.

However, unlike the bull snake found in the Oklahoma ... it accounts for the majority of fatal snake bites in South Africa," they added.